SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Retail investors net bought S$487 million in Singapore shares since end-2024, focusing on Financial Services, REITs, Technology.</li><li>Non-STI stocks with highest net retail buying: Keppel REIT, AEM Holdings, CapitaLand India Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, iFAST Corporation.</li><li>SGX-listed REIT ETFs attracted S$38 million net inflows in 2025, increasing AUM to over S$1 billion.</li></ul>

Retail investors net bought S$487 million in Singapore shares since end-2024, focusing on Financial Services, REITs, Technology.Non-STI stocks with highest net retail buying: Keppel REIT, AEM Holdings, CapitaLand India Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, iFAST Corporation.SGX-listed REIT ETFs attracted S$38 million net inflows in 2025, increasing AUM to over S$1 billion.

Singapore Stocks with the Most Net Retail Buy & Sells in Early 2025

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Henderson sells Kowloon project to Miramar Hotel for $400M in a strategic move to shift focus and secure a profitable deal.</li><li>CapitaLand shifts Tan to commercial REIT and hires Yong to lead Malaysia Trust, showing active leadership changes within the company.</li><li>CapitaLand India Trust initiates $54M Hyderabad IT Park revamp, signaling a significant investment in the Indian real estate market.</li></ul>

Henderson sells Kowloon project to Miramar Hotel for $400M in a strategic move to shift focus and secure a profitable deal.CapitaLand shifts Tan to commercial REIT and hires Yong to lead Malaysia Trust, showing active leadership changes within the company.CapitaLand India Trust initiates $54M Hyderabad IT Park revamp, signaling a significant investment in the Indian real estate market.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (21-Jan-2025): Henderson sells Kowloon project to Miramar for $400M.

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Softer US inflation data that came out the past week fuelled expectations of rate cuts once more.</li><li>The US consumer price index increased 0.3 per cent from March to April but was lower than what markets were expecting.</li><li>The iEdge S-Reit Index also rallied on Thursday, gaining 2 per cent.</li></ul>

Softer US inflation data that came out the past week fuelled expectations of rate cuts once more.The US consumer price index increased 0.3 per cent from March to April but was lower than what markets were expecting.The iEdge S-Reit Index also rallied on Thursday, gaining 2 per cent.

REIT Watch - Retail flows remain cautiously optimistic for S-Reits

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding <em>mandatory</em> Scope 3 emissions reporting.</li><li>The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.</li><li>Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.</li></ul>

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting.The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions Nevertheless, S-Reits are still expanding their portfolios as we see Reit managers announce proposed acquisitions and developments in the year thus far.</li><li>MLT announced the proposed acquisitions of three logistics properties – one in Malaysia and two in Vietnam – for a total acquisition cost of about S$234 million.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions Nevertheless, S-Reits are still expanding their portfolios as we see Reit managers announce proposed acquisitions and developments in the year thus far.MLT announced the proposed acquisitions of three logistics properties – one in Malaysia and two in Vietnam – for a total acquisition cost of about S$234 million.

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions

Singapore

Capitaland India Trust operates as a property trust. The Trust acquires, owns, and develops income-producing real estates such as IT business parks, logistics space, and industrial facilities. Capitaland India Trust serves customers in India.

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Capitaland India Trust (CLINT SP)

Singapore Stocks with the Most Net Retail Buy & Sells in Early 2025

Retail investors net bought S$487 million in Singapore shares since end-2024, focusing on Financial Services, REITs, Technology. Non-STI stocks...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Asia Real Estate Tracker (21-Jan-2025): Henderson sells Kowloon project to Miramar for $400M.

CapitaLand makes strategic moves in Asia real estate market, including sale of Kowloon project, leadership changes, and investment in Hyderabad IT...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

REIT Watch - Retail flows remain cautiously optimistic for S-Reits

Softer US inflation data that came out the past week fuelled expectations of rate cuts once more. The US consumer price index increased 0.3 per...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions Nevertheless, S-Reits are still expanding their portfolios as we see...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Singapore Stocks with the Most Net Retail Buy & Sells in Early 2025

Retail investors net bought S$487 million in Singapore shares since end-2024, focusing on Financial Services, REITs, Technology. Non-STI stocks...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Asia Real Estate Tracker (21-Jan-2025): Henderson sells Kowloon project to Miramar for $400M.

CapitaLand makes strategic moves in Asia real estate market, including sale of Kowloon project, leadership changes, and investment in Hyderabad IT...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

REIT Watch - Retail flows remain cautiously optimistic for S-Reits

Softer US inflation data that came out the past week fuelled expectations of rate cuts once more. The US consumer price index increased 0.3 per...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

​New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...

Kyle Rudden

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions

REIT Watch - S-Reits continue to expand through DPU-accretive acquisitions Nevertheless, S-Reits are still expanding their portfolios as we see...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...